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From the Manson family to the Branch Davidians, there have been some truly horrific cults in American history that have ruined the lives of both followers and outsiders. So when market analysts refer to certain stocks in the market as “cult stocks,” investors should take notice.

Some people are so talented and successful that their notoriety reaches beyond their given fields and extends to pretty much everyone under the sun. You don’t need to be a basketball fan to know Michael Jordan. You don’t need to be a scientist to know Stephen Hawking. And you don’t need to be a music…

A major part of successful long-term investing is eliminating risk. The stock market has historically been one of the best-performing asset classes, but it is also one of the riskiest. No matter how stable a company is, economic declines, market shifts and even corporate malfeasance can be difficult to predict.

The U.S. economy has come a long way since the low point of the financial crisis of 2009-2008. The stock market is now within a stone’s throw of all-time highs and unemployment is less than 5 percent. The idea that the entire financial system was on the brink of collapse less than a decade ago…

It appears Warren Buffett’s love affair with retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) is finally coming to a close. It has been roughly 12 years since Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B) first invested in Walmart stock back in 2005. However, recent filings indicate Buffett got rid of $900 million of WMT stock in recent months,…

The potential for a “great rotation” out of bonds and into stocks and the prospects for a favorable earnings environment in the United States in the coming years has many investors, including President Donald Trump, bullish on stocks. However, some of the wealthiest investors in the world still see plenty of reasons for caution.

Winter coat maker Canada Goose has filed for an IPO to begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE under the ticker “GOOS.” Sales of the company’s luxury parkas jumped 33 percent in 2016, putting the stock on the radar of growth investors.